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Gracious Cuisine
Couple Toasting Glasses on the Porch of Their Rustic Home, with the Woman Resting her Legs Over the Lap of the Man
Southern-Style Cooking
If you have ever sat down to a southern dinner of cornbread, slow-cooked greens and fried chicken, you can appreciate home cooking at its finest. Explore this delicious cuisine, and look for regional specialties from different areas of the American south.

-Low Country, Cajun, Creole Recipes
-On Southern Cooking
-Paula's Home Cooking
-Southern & Soul Food Specialties
Wet vs. Dry?
Barbecue Cooking
The Ultimate Barbecue
Barbecue fanatics will know exactly what you are talking about if you bring up the wet vs. dry debate. Wet barbecue involves a sauce that can vary from vinegar to tomato, and dry barbecue uses a spicy herbal rub. As in many culinary arguments, it is a matter of personal taste, and in the end, most people are happy with any heaping helping of succulent, fall-off-the-bone ribs. More.

-Neely's Wet BBQ Ribs
-World Famous Rendezvous Dry BBQ Ribs
-Types of Barbecue Sauce
Rooms Highlights
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Cartoon of grill and food
Our country has some great cuisines in different areas. With everyone moving around, it's now possible to get a Philly cheesesteak in Miami or a New Orleans praline in Seattle. Learn more about some of these great foods in our Regional and Ethnic Cuisine Room!
Hot chocolate and chocolate chunks
The health benefits of chocolate may still be debated, but there's no doubt how good it tastes! Learn more about fabulous food and get some recipes in our Chocolate Room.
Exotic Bird Recipes
EmuEmu Recipes
This large bird has a very low fat content.
OstrichOstrich Recipes
A low-fat cousin to the emu.
QuailQuail Recipes
You may want to marinate your quail overnight.
Did You Know?
Paula Deen book cover
Paula Deen
Paula Deen learned how to cook good Southern food from her grandmother. She used this home-grown knowledge to start her own catering business, and the rest is history!